VP of Supply Chain

Description

Do you want to be Autocar's Vice President of Supply Chain?

Can you manage a supply chain that brings together 2600 parts from multiple suppliers from across the world at

exactly the time they are required to produce the world's toughest vocational trucks? Then this job is for you.

Your mission

Provide the overall strategic and operational direction for operational logistics and inventory management. This

position works alongside our VP of Procurement and is a crucial part in the chain of ensuring the correct quantities of

the correct parts are ordered at the correct time to be available just in time for manufacturing at the stations they are

needed.

What Does it Take to Be Part of Our Team?

You'll Achieve These Key Outcomes:

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Meet all strategic supply chain requirements of the organization which include parts delivered on time, within total

cost constraints, specifications to engineering compliance, and in a manner that helps build ongoing, lasting, mutually

beneficial relationships with key suppliers

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Build a strong team of professionals that can continue to improve supply chain objectives into the future

Ensure that ERP scheduling is adhere to so that production demand is perfectly matched

Manage the cashflow timing by reducing cash-to-cash cycle times

Manage internal warehouse logistics across two manufacturing plants

Ensure cost targets are met in alignment with strategic objectives

Support change management

You'll Demonstrate These Competencies for Success:

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Proven competency in supply chain management in the automotive space

The ability to build collaborative internal relationships with the procurement and production

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The ability to use diagnostic information gathering to build an understanding of how to improve

existing processes

Forward thinking and problem-solving abilities coupled with the ability to function in a fast-paced

environment

Strong results orientation that sets challenging goals for yourself and your team and holds all

parties accountable

Thoroughness to ensure that your work and those of your team is accurate and aligned with

requirements

Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity; Meets challenges with resourcefulness;

Generates suggestions for improving work; Develops innovative.

Your Background Includes:

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Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience; Master's degree preferred

Finance, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, or Industrial Engineering degrees preferred

15+ years of experience in global supply chain, procurement, and quality control, in vehicle manufacturing or

heavy-duty equipment manufacturing

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Experience in high volume, high complexity environments

Automotive experience, preferably in the commercial vehicle category

Working knowledge of sourcing process, systems, tools, and methods

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization

Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

Ability to lead the supply chain organization and develop outstanding and viable relationships

Proven ability to drive cohesion and collaboration among many different people and functions

You may have Supply Chain Certification (APICS, CPIM, CSCM)

You thrive under the challenge to deliver custom solutions for your customers on time, every time - even when

customer requirements change

Where will you work?

This role is located at Autocar®, LLC, in Birmingham, Alabama.

What do we offer in benefits?

We offer an attractive compensation and benefits package, to include base salary, incentive bonus opportunities, and benefits such as

medical/dental/vision options, 401K plan, etc.

About Autocar

At Autocar, we are transforming the vocational truck industry, providing the highest quality, safest, and most advanced technology in

the severe-duty class 8 vocational truck segment. Every truck we make is custom-engineered, and custom built to the customer's

specifications.

We are a privately US owned and operated company that expects our team members to act with an owner mindset: Relentless about

creating value for the end user. Dogged about finding efficiencies and eliminating waste. Standing arm and arm with the rest of the

team until the job is done-and ready to do it again the next day, with a smile.

It is not easy do things differently in this industry. But we do it-because we are passionate about improving the lives of the drivers

that use our trucks.